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LANTERN.

Patented Mar. 13,1883.

(No Model.)

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NrTn STATES ATENT OFFICE FREDERICK DIETZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters llatentA No. 273,711, dated March 13, 1883. Application filed October 10, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom t't may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK Din'rz, of the city', county, and State ot' New York, have invented certain nen7 and useful Improvements in Lanterns, of which the following is a specication.

The invention relates to that class of lanterns known as the tubular lantern.

The object of my invention is to facilitate the lling, trimming, lighting, and extinguishing the lantern. I attain these objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my lantern, and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same.

ln the drawings, A A designate the usual side draft-tubes ot' the tubular frame, B the central tube, and C the bell-top. This top I tit to slide up and down upon the tube B, and provide it with a suitable lifter or handle, a. To the under side of this bell-top C, I attach the ordinary spring, b, for holding the upper end ofthe globe in place itl tbeordinary tiratiner,rand also a vertically-sliding globe-supporting frame, consisting ot' two side wires, oo, having short curves or indentures d d, andthe seat e, t'or encircling the burner-cone D and t'or the usual perforated airplate, E, to rest upon. Surrounding the side wires of the globe-stipporting fratrie, and secured to the side drafttubes A A, are the eyes or loopsff, so placed thereon relatively to the indentures in theside wires that they engage therewith to hold the globe-supporting frame down in place when the parts are in the position represented by full lines in Fig. l.

I prefer to secure thel guard g to the perforated air-plate E as shown; but it may be attached in any other manner, or omitted, ifdesired.

The globe F is placed upon the perforated air-plate E. Said plate is then placed on the seat e, and secured by the spring b to hold it within the globe-supporting frame. The ringshaped seat e is small enough to allow the perforated air-plate to rock thereon while the globe is being inserted or removed.

By lifting upon the lifter or handle a the bell-top, globesupporting` frame, perlorated air-plate, and the globe may be raised into the position indicated b v broken lines in Fig. 1 for convenience in the trimming, lighting, Ste.. ot' the lantern. In thus raising the globe, Src., the side wires, c o, yield a little to allow the indented portions and the loops to disengage; but these wires should be stift'enough to prevent the seat e from being liable to be raised oi from the burner-cone except by design.

The plate seat e and the globe guard attached to the perforated plateare shown, described, and claimed in another application of mine, and consequently are herebydisclaimed.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a tubular lantern, the combination of the vertically-sliding globe-supporting frame having the indentut'es in its side Wires and the side draft-tubes having the loops or eyes, substantially as described, and for the purpose specitied.

2. ln a tubular lantern, the combination ot' the tubular frame, the sliding bell-top, and the vertically-sliding globe-supporting frame having the seat for the periorated air-plate, substantially as described, and for the purpose specited.

FREDERICK DIETZ.

Witnesses:

Gao. W.' DAWSON, J. BRYAnI.` LINDLEY. 

